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PASSIVE VOICE REVIEW 1º BACH.
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A/ Make one corresponding passive sentence or two, if possible.


1.Someone threw a lifebelt to me.

2. Someone mentioned the problem to me.

  1. Someone had reported the theft to the police.

  1. Someone told the story to me.

  1. Someone has given 1,000 pounds to the charity.

  1. Someone will demonstrate the game to the children.

  1. Someone was offering drinks to the guests.

  1. Someone explained the procedure to me.

  1. Someone sold the car to Tom.

B/ Can you rephrase these sentences in two different ways? Begin as suggested below.

  1. They say the Prime Minister is on the point of resigning. boston.jpg
a) It
b) The Prime Minister

  1. They said the Queen was considering abdication.
a) It
b) The Queen

  1. They said the Chairman of the Board had absconded with the funds.
a) It
b) The Chairman

  1. They believe that the senator is over seventy.
a) It
 b) The senator

  1. They think that Napoleon died from poisoning.
a) It
b) Napoleón